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Winter Soldier

Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review!

April 26, 2021 by Dave Leave a Comment

In the build to Falcon and the Winter Soldier, I talked a lot about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s uncanny ability to merge influences. How – with the primary exception of Captain America: Winter Soldier – films are rarely a direct adaptation of one thing, and instead a merger of ideas, ultimately synthesizing to something new.

The end result is that I’ve rarely watched the MCU thinking too heavily about how “the comics did it better,” or falling back on the cliched evergreen truth: the book’s better than the movie. Mostly this is a testament to very strong storytelling, a remarkable blend of focus and quality control, and again, just enough remixing comic book influences to feel fresh on screen.

Falcon and The Winter Soldier is the most heavily I’ve felt the distractions of the source material. There are three distinct Marvel stories the TV series very openly pillages, and the one largely unique storyline – the post “blip” rise of the Flagsmashers – is so egregiously porous, that everything suffers. [Read more…] about Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review!

Filed Under: Comic Book TV, Featured Tagged With: Captain America, Falcon, mcu, Winter Soldier

The Best Falcon & Winter Soldier Comics to Read With the MCU TV Launch!

March 15, 2021 by Dave Leave a Comment

After an 18 month post Endgame pandemic hiatus, Marvel is coming back soaring onto Disney+ with a seemingly never-ending plan to release new entries in the MCU canon. Hot on the heels of the nine episode Disney+ WandaVision, the MCU’s 2021 TV takeover continues with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, starring Anthony Mackie in his role as Sam Wilson (Falcon) and Sebastian Stan in his role as Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier). The series promises to follow up on the big question on everyone’s mind following the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame – “Who Will Wield the Shield?” 

As comics readers know, this is far from the first time Steve Rogers has abdicated the star spangled heart of the Avengers, although the reasons (death, rapid aging, corrupted by a Hydra controlled cosmic cube) tend to oscillate. While Steve will always be the standard, there are plenty of great stories that deal with other heroes trying to fill his shoes, creating one of the best legacy mantles in the Marvel Universe. [Read more…] about The Best Falcon & Winter Soldier Comics to Read With the MCU TV Launch!

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Characters Tagged With: Captain America, Falcon, Winter Soldier

The Road to MCU Phase 4! Reading Companion For Every Movie & Show!

July 23, 2019 by Dave Leave a Comment

For the first time since Avengers: Endgame we know what the outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will look like through 2021. In a blend of unmitigated excitement and reaction to 8 million requests for related reading orders (which I have for every Phase 4 movie outlined! Planning!), I’ve put together a reading companion for all of Phase 4.

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Filed Under: Best Comics Ever Podcast, Featured Tagged With: Black Widow, Captain America, comic books, Doctor Strange, eternals, Falcon, hawkeye, Loki, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Movies, reading order, recommendations, scarlet witch, shang-chi, Television, Thor, vision, What If, Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) Reading Order

March 6, 2017 by Dave 6 Comments

Bucky Barnes is one of the most fascinating characters to develop in the modern Marvel Universe, growing from oft-referenced Golden Age relic to an all-new Winter Soldier. [Read more…] about Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) Reading Order

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Characters Tagged With: Bucky, Captain America, Winter Soldier

Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #1 Review! Style Over Substance, This Time

October 2, 2014 by Travis Bass Leave a Comment

After the announcement that the second Captain America film was going to feature The Winter Soldier, first everyone went onto Wikipedia to look up who he was; and second, everyone knew he would be getting his own title to capitalize on the film. At first Marvel published Winter Soldier: The Bitter March written by Rick Remender, which was great and I highly recommend checking it out, around the time the film was released. Now, following the events of Original Sin, Bucky has been given his very own ongoing title written by Ales Kot and drawn by Marco Rudy, but IN SPACE! So how does the first issue of a series that Marvel released to capitalize on the success of the films, which is also spinning off a Marvel event no one talked about, pan out? [Read more…] about Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #1 Review! Style Over Substance, This Time

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